they specifically mentioned mary landrieu of louisiana, kay hagan of north carolina, mark begich of alaska, and mark pryor of arkansas and those are democrats who are essentially in red states, they're up for re-election next year and they want to get those democrats on the record about health care. this was very much a political statement today, wolf. >> so it goes to the senate now the. and assuming the senate does not pass the same legislation that the house has just passed and we all assume that will be the case, what's boehner going to do at the end of next week into the weekend? >> well, it's going to go back to the house and eric cantor just announced that the house also likely be in session next weekend. of course, house speaker john boehner also said much the same thing as he was leaving his press conference yesterday. he was asked, are we going to be working next saturday and next sunday and he said yes, and sunday and so i assume, wolf, that means that@+áu and i will now. as far as whether the house will is pass a clean cr, this continuing resolution with funding restored for ob

senator mark begich, democrat from alaska, joins us now. senator, we were talking a moment ago how senate republicans see senator ted cruz's marathon speech on the senate floor. how do you see it? >> he is very passionate about his views and issues, no question about it. as i looked into it last night and this morning and every senator has their views on certain issues. he obviously has one here. the fact is we have to move forward. we have to deal with the budget. as you know, the budget will run out come next monday and we have to deal with the continuing resolution to keep this government moving forward and making sure that all those things he talked about, job opportunities, as he just said, and making sure people can see the future, we have to make sure the budget is dealt with. he is passionate. i give him a lost credit for that but at the end of the day i think you all and many other pundits, talked about the vote that comes up at 1:00, we will move forward because we have to do the continuing resolution. honestly we can't keep doing

pryor and three other democrats, kay hagen of north carolina, mary landrieu from louisiana and mark begich from alaska. two senators, landrieu and begich, already told cnn they won't vote to strip money from health care. just nine days remain for the senate to vote on its plan to fund the government without cutting obama care and pass the buck back to the house. now senate democrats intend to strip the defund obama care provision from the bill and they will do that and take up the debate sometime in the next week. then we expect the house will vote again late next week or next weekend and their goal, of course, is to not shut down the government october 1st. >> erin mcpike, thanks so much. >>> order in the court? not so much. more than a dozen people injured in a massive brawl that started in the courtroom and spilled out into the streets. >>> and six bodies found in cars at the bottom of an oklahoma lake, we are talking to one of the lead investigators on the case. life could be hectic. as a working mom of two young boys angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i

what about mark begich of alaska. >> let's bring in our political panel.r writer for the washington examiner, philip klein. cnn chief political analyst gloria borger and syndicated columnist nor the chicago tribune, clarence page. before we get to the discussion, just a quick translation for people who aren't familiar with the names of all the senators like dorks such as the four of us are. what is the significance of naming -- >> dork? >> you excepted. what do they all have in common? >> is that a trick question? how about 2014, okay. did i win? up for re-election. conservative states, endangered species. is that good? >> that's all i wanted. philip, i want to start with you. 51% of americans say they will blame house republicans if the government shuts down. is this a good idea? what house republicans are doing right now? forgetting about whether or not obama care should be law, which it is, this as a political ploy, do you think it's smart? >> look, you just played the clips of eric cantor and a big reason why he's majority leader is because of obama ca

this put it is democrats like kay hagan in north carolina and mark pryor in arkansas and mark begichaska and senator landrieu in louisiana in a tough position. obamacare has huge impacts in those states. these are democratic senators up for re lek. let's see how they respond. they have to be held to account for obamacare. >> we'll get the chance to see what happens. it's nice to soo you. thank you. >> pleasure. >> coming up, congressional republicans accuse the state department of playing hide and seek. a hearing getting come ba ty. see for yourself next. >>> also if she was not secretary of state what would have been condoleezza rice's dream job? stay tuned. ♪ [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] since we began, mercedes-benz has pioneered many breakthroughs. ♪ breakthroughs in design... breakthroughs in safety... in engineering... and technology. and now our latest creation breaks one more barrier. introducing the cla. starting at $29,900. ♪ help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can

mark begich, kay hagen, there are a number of them -- >> do you have any indication that any of themany of them. i haven't heard from any of them, but i know that now the fight goes to the senate. and i'm sure there's going to be a volley back and forth. we're happy to have that discussion. we had no input when this law was even crafted. it was crafted behind closed doors and shoved down our throats. that's not the way this democracy, this republic is supposed to work. these people in washington work for all of us. the most important thing people should be concerned about, the president says we don't care about the middle class? there's nothing further from the truth. he's concerned about special interests and then his magical powers, he exempts congress. well, it's what's good for thee but not for me? why is it the middle class average americans are going to be the one to pay for this. >> they're going to pay for it in the shutdown. you're exactly right. >> i never heard anybody advocate for a shutdown. >> military people will pay for it. let me ask you something. >> no. >> you were

i have a bill with mark begich. we issued a release asking harry to bring it up.otes in the senate. it would deal with making sure we detect signs of mental illness at an early stage and other bills that deal with how do we deal with intervention, training for law enforcement, and making sure that we see the signs early on and get treatments for the individuals that are mentally ill before they get these acts. >> so overwhelming many in the senate but never taken up by the house? >> it didn't fully pass. it was part of the legislation on the fwgun control issues and hasn't been krused as its own legislation. it died with that piece. i think it can be taken up separately and easily passed. most of the mental health provisions got over 90 votes in the senate and very little gets 90 votes around here, jake. >> i want to ask you as you are a mother of young children and i am a father of young children. when you hear something like this happens, even if he had not been able to get into the navy yard, this person, this killer may have taken his frustrations out in his w

. >> today, republican senator, kelly ayotte and mark begich are calling for a vote on a mental health bill they are sponsoring. do you think that what we saw happen, what we saw play out there in the nation's capitol earlier this week, do you think that's going to move the dial at all on this debate or are you skeptical? >> it will move it in some ways, but you know, this is a very long battle. and we knew this from the minute we started that you know, change isn't just going to come the day after. it's going to take months, maybe years. but we are in it for the long haul and you know, i hope these families are able to grieve in privacy and i know because that was the one thing that i wish. we were able to grieve. >> i want to talk to you about another aspect of this thing here. the video game aspect. that we talk about. we talk about guns and mental health, grand theft auto 5, i'm sure you're familiar with this game. it's estimated to rake this about a billion dollars in sales in the first month alone. we're talking about a game, simulated killing of machetes, ak 47s, grenade launche

this put it is democrats like kay hagan in north carolina and mark pryor in arkansas and mark begichn alaska and senator landrieu in louisiana in a tough position. obamacare has huge impacts in those states. these are democratic senators up for re lek. let's see how they respond. they have to be held to account for obamacare. >> we'll get the chance to see what happens. it's nice to soo you. thank you. >> pleasure. >> coming up, congressional republicans accuse the state department of playing hide and seek. a hearing getting come ba ty. see for yourself next. >>> also if she was not secretary of state what would have been condoleezza rice's dream job? stay tuned. you make a great team. it's been that way since e day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - itld be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you cabe more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medi

democrat mark begich says it's been an uphill battle, but that lawmakers are slowly coming around. >> when i came here five years ago, i'm not sure people really understood that there was an arctic ocean, to be very frank with you. and so having that discussion about the impacts of what's going on there, it's not a question if the arctic will be developed-- it's happening. the question is, how do we manage it? >> reporter: meanwhile, the coast guard established a temporary forward operating base in the arctic near the bering strait this summer. last year 480 vessels sailed through the 58-mile-wide passage between the u.s. and russia-- more than twice as many as in 2008. >> ifill: our next report comes from the north slope, where native alaskans have hunted for whales for generations. but their subsistence lifestyle is now endangered by melting arctic ice. we've posted a preview on our home page. also online, you'll find a lesson plan to help students understand the how scientists study climate change. that's on newshour extra, our site for teachers and students. >> woodruff: now, hait

mary landrieu of louisiana and mark begich of alaska.lly yesterday's vote was just a symbolic vote. it was a political statement that house republicans were making. the senate will have to take up this bill in the coming week. and just yesterday, the house announced that they will be in session next weekend, too. so it will be doing this sort of same vote all over again. victor and jessica. >> all right, erin, thanks for staying on top of it for us. that's cnn's erin mcpike. >>> now, remember if congress and the president can agree on a bill, a second shutdown threat that's coming in mid-october because congress must raise the debt ceiling by then so the treasury can pay the bills. the president called house speaker john boehner last night that he will not negotiate. >> the united states of america is not a deadbeat nation. we are a compassionate nation. we are the world's bedrock investment. and doing anything that threatened that is the height of irresponsibility. that's why i will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the un

mark prior and three other democrats, kay hagan of north carolina, mary landrieu of louisiana, and mark begich of alaska. but two of these senators have already told cnn they won't vote to strip money from health care. just ten days remain for the senate to vote on its plan to fund the government without cutting obama care and pass the buck back to the house. now, house republican leadership announced today that the house will be in session next weekend and that is an indication that both sides expect that this fight will go down to the wire. wolf? >> certainly will. next weekend, not this weekend, next weekend, could be critical. erin, thank you. as this potential shutdown crisis begins to unfold, the president is trying to put the blame squarely on the republicans. cnn's athena jones is joining us from the white house. tell us more about the white house reaction to today's house vote. >> reporter: well, as you said, the blame game is well under way here. president obama wants congress to pass a spending bill that can actually make it to his desk. we know he's never going to sign this bill th

the seat held by mark begich is up in 2014.rimary, who is in and who is out. >> ted cruz and more of those good guys need reinforcements in these midterm elections. they need help to undo so much of what the democrats are doing. look at the things that we need to undo. look what came around the pike, the coal industry, despite the fact that 40% of our electricity comes from coal and we'll be importing from countries that don't have environmental or worker safety regulations, it's coming down and even thwarting congress and their laws via barack obama's mandates with these regulations. they need reinforcements, the good guys do, that will make our country bankrupt and less free. i think we need someone who has the stomach and the patience necessary to live in that ness pool that is washington, d.c., and i have children and i want to keep them secure and it would be a tough environment for them. >> it's an interesting place to live. interesting is the word that i will use. if you don't get in yourself, would you endorse anyone in

reporter: cantor singled out mark prior and three other democrats, kay hague en, mary landrieu, and mark begichy told cnn they won't vote to strip money from health care. nine days remain for the senate to fund the program without cutting obama care and pass the buck back to the house. >> erin mcpike joins me, what do we expect to happen in the next week? >> reporter: fred, a couple of individual republican senators have threatened to filibuster when it comes to the floor of the senate. the overall republican strategy is to vote to move forward with debate on this bill. once that happens, senate democrats need just 51 votes to restore funding for obama care and then another 51 votes to pass the full bill. that should happen, we expect it to, sometime later this coming week, and at that point the bill and debate on it will move back to the house. of course, we know that this deadline is october 1st, but we expect it to go down to the wire and the house will be in session next weekend debating this. i am sure we will be talking about it then. >>ing tells me we should mark our calendars. thanks, e

it means we turn our attention to mark pryor, kay hagan from north carolina, mark begich from alaska.f anything, it could give them the opportunity to vote in line with their constituents. they might actually welcome it. >> amy holmes, thank you. >>> coming up, two pilots under the microscope for what happened 30,000 feet in the air with 300 passengers onboard. the pilots said they only had five hours sleep over the course of two days. now an investigation to find out if they were asleep at the controls at the same time. think about that. >>> plus, mother of three sentenced to 20 years in jail. she fired a warning shot to scare off an abusive husband. today, she learned she will get a new trial. we'll tell you why. across america people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® is different than pills. victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once-a-day, any time, and comes in a pen. and the needle is

. >> this puts the democrats like kay hagen in north carolina and mark pryor in arkansas and mark begichlks here feel to take the blame for a government shutdown. heather? >> have a great day. up next, brian and elisabeth face off in a final challenge and this one involves a lot of mud. how about that? first let's check in to see what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> my money is on elisabeth. >> for sure. hands down. >> good morning. why did democrats walk out of a meeting on benghazi? and a big meeting on the hill. republicans will put on funding for obamacare. one of the premier medical facilities in the world. the cleveland clinic, says the health care law will force it to fire thousands. now with know how much longer planet earth will be around. we have a few years. that's the hint. we'll see you in a few minutes on a friday morning. ories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily trans

and finally, what about mark begich of alaska? through obamacare, americans across the country could be hit with a ratio. in alaska, it is predicted that premiums could rise between 30% and 80%. what is senator begich going to do about this? well, he goes to keep obamacare in place. we are into the site and we want the senate to join us. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> well we had a victory today for the american people. frankly, we also had a victory for common sense. senator obama cited by several months ago when he said that this law is a train wreck. and it is a train wreck. the president said, you know, if we pass this law, health care costs will down. but now we find out that health care costs are going up for most americans. the president said if you'd like to health insurance policy you have come you can keep it. we found out that is not quite accurate either. in the coming months, millions of americans will find out it is just not quite true. this is hurting our constituents. it is hurting the american people at a tim

landrieu of louisiana or mark pwe -- begich of alaska. pain and concerns of their constituents that we've heard in our districts. it is our hope they will listen to their constituents and he is kaeufp the clutch of -- and escape the clutch of harry reid as he's trying to do now. >>steve: your bill is now in harry reid's court. almost famously, ted cruz who is part of your party is saying he's going to filibuster your bill, even though he supports it, so harry reid can't do a procedural thing so that eventually they'll strip your provision that defunds obamacare from it. what do you think of what mr. cruz is doing? >> the one thing i'm certain of in the senate is everyone is unified around protecting america from the effects of obamacare. now it's a matter of process and procedures and what senator cruz is doing is everything he can, i imagine, to accomplish his goals of keeping the government open and protecting america from obamacare. i'm not familiar with senate procedures as they are, but i know his motives are pure and his intent is t

finally what about mark begich of alaska.americans in the country could be hit with a great shock to the edge on alaska premiums could rise between 30 to 80%. what is the senator going to do about this? will he vote to keep obamacare in place? we are in the fight and we want the senate to join us. [applause] while we have a victory today for the american people and also a victory for common sense senator baucus said it right several months ago when he said that the sluve -- this law is a train wreck and if we pass this law, health care costs will go down. now we find out health care costs are going up for most americans. the president said do you like the health insurance policy that you have? you can keep it. we found out that's not quite accurate either pick in the coming months, millions of americans are going to find out that isn't quite true. listen, this is hurting our constituents. it's hurting the american people. in a time when the economy is barely making a long, wages are increasing, new jobs aren't available, and

mark begicht about of alaska? americans across the country could be hit with a rate shock. and alaska, it is predicted that premiums could rise between 30- 80%. what is senator begich going to do about this? will he vote to keep obamacare in place? we will are -- we are in the fight and we want the senate to join us. [applause] >> while we had a victory today for the american people, we also had a victory for common sense. senator baucus said it right several months ago when he said that this law is a train wreck. and it is a train wreck. if the president has said if we pass this law, healthcare costs will go down. now we find out that healthcare costs costs are going up are most americans. the president said if you like your health insurance policy that.you have , you can keep it we found out that's not quite accurate either. in the coming months, millions of americans will find out it's not quite true. ouren, this is hurting constituents, it is hurting the american people at a time when the economy is barely eking along, wages are not increasing, new new jobs are not available and we are putting more cost and more inconvenience on the american people. it's time f

john barrasso from wyoming, senator begich, as i mentioned from alaska, senator cornyn from texas, senator blunt from missouri, senator risch from indiana, senator mark pryor from arkansas, and there will be others. i mention these senators both to thank them but to make the point this is very much a bipartisan effort, because we're serious about getting something done here. this is not about making a staivment thimake -- thisis not. if i could now, i'd like to turn now to senator landrieu, the coauthor of this resolution, and thank her for all of her work on it. ms. landrieu: thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. ms. landrieu: i am so proud to join a fairly large group of colleagues, both republicans and democrats, to talk about the importance of energy for our country, domestic energy, and all facets of it and particularly the keystone pipe lierntion which will transport oil primarily, but potentially gas as well -- but oil right now from an important part of the country to the refineries that can refine it so that our people can use it here and, as appropriate, export it as appropriately around the world. c